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John Kerry ‘stable’ in Geneva after cycling accident

This content was published on May 31, 2015 The accident occurred on Sunday while Kerry was out cycling the day after meetings with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Geneva to try to overcome obstacles in negotiations on curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme. He was flown by medical helicopter from the scene of the accident to Geneva’s main public hospital, where he was…

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Swiss offer to mediate in South China Sea dispute

This content was published on May 30, 2015 “Switzerland is not exactly what you would call a maritime power. This is true despite the fact that the Swiss Alinghi sailing boat won the America’s Cup twice!” Burkhalter joked on Saturday in Singapore. “But while Switzerland is not a maritime power, it is a mediation power. As an impartial and credible actor, Switzerland facilitates…

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Expensive pedestrians and cyclists

This content was published on May 30, 2015

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NSA accused of tapping Swisscom phone lines

This content was published on May 27, 2015 According to Pilz, Germany’s foreign intelligence service gathered data from several countries on behalf of the NSA. Pilz presented a number of relevant documents in Bern on Wednesday, including a list of key transmission lines. A list from 2005 showed nine Swisscom lines ending in Switzerland: seven in Zurich, two in Geneva. Pilz declined to…

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Leading Jewish figure and chocolatier Rolf Bloch dead

This content was published on May 27, 2015 Rolf Bloch, ex-president of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities, has died at 84. He was a key figure during the Holocaust asset debates.

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Morad’s journey to Europe

This content was published on May 27, 2015 Morad Essa, a 24-year-old Eritrean asylum seeker based in Switzerland, retells his story of how he got to Europe by boat.

Swiss take in asylum seekers at home

This content was published on May 27, 2015 After months of delay, a project to house asylum seekers with Swiss families has finally got off the ground. Around 300 families have offered to share their roofs. swissinfo.ch visited the first case near Morges to find out more.

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Zurich set to host new federal asylum centre

This content was published on May 26, 2015 Zurich and the federal migration authorities have announced that the city is to host a new federal asylum centre, following a successful pilot project to fast-track applicants. However, the move – part of a Swiss-wide policy on asylum – is subject to a local vote.

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‘Kazakh lobbying in Switzerland is now dead’

This content was published on May 25, 2015 Several recent scandals have highlighted efforts to influence Swiss parliamentarians by the regime of president Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan.

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Selfie ruffles Swiss-French relations – for a moment

This content was published on May 24, 2015 An employee of Bern’s city council has apologized for the vulgar gesture he made while snapping a selfie with French President François Hollande during his state visit to Switzerland.

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